Compartmentalized massage roller

Abstract

A compartmentalized massage roller is disclosed facilitating a unitary structure for separable components, and thus capable of providing a plurality of massage techniques. The massage roller can contain an outer sleeve and an inner roller, wherein the outer sleeve defines a hollow opening configured to receive and enclose the inner roller. The inner roller is removably secured to the outer sleeve through frictional forces exerted through contact between the inner roller and hollow opening surface. The outer sleeve can define a plurality of curvy ridges configured to target softer muscles. The inner roller can contain a plurality of inner ridges configured to mimic myofascial release therapy typically conducted by fingers. The inner ridges further define a plurality of troughs, each located between a pair of adjacent inner ridges, wherein the troughs are configured to encapsulate and secure muscles to release binding collagen. The outer sleeve and inner roller can be further constructed with ethyl-vinyl acetate, which can be configured with varying Shore Hardness Levels.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to massage rollers and, more particularly, to a compartmentalized, separable massage roller for targeting specific muscle types.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Massage rollers have provided an alternative and convenient means to obtaining a traditional massage wherein a user can instead perform a self-massage at one's leisure. The process of self-massaging with a massage roller, or the technical term “self-myofascial release”, targets a type of therapy for the nerves and connective tissues of an individual. Benefits of self-myofascial release include correcting muscle imbalances, relieves muscles soreness and joint stress, and relaxes the muscles.[0003]Massage rollers are interchangeably referred to as foam rollers which is due to the material such rollers are typically constructed with. Moreover, there are many types of massage roller designs, each providing the user with a specific purpose. Some examples may incl...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]In yet another detailed aspect of an exemplary embodiment, the inner ridges are raised sufficiently to contact the surface of the hollow opening when the inner roll is inserted within the outer sleeve. As such, the inner roller provides structural support for the outer sleeve when inserted within. Moreover, the frictional forces exerted between the inner ridges and hollow opening surface, due to the contact, helps prevent the inner roller from readily sliding out of the outer sleeve. The frictional forces are further amplified by pressure exerted on the outer sleeve by a user when the massage roller is being held, such as when being transported, or when the massage roller is being used with the inner roller stored within the outer sleeve, thereby further securing the inner roller within the outer sleeve.

[0012]For purposes of summarizing the invention and the advantages achieved over the prior art, certain advantages of the invention have been described herein. Of course, it is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, for example, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein.

Problems solved by technology

However, each massage roller is typically constructed with a uniform design throughout the respective roller, thereby offering a limited variation of the types of massages available to the user, and more specifically, limiting the types of muscles that can receive a targeted massage.

This imposes an inconvenient burden on an individual that would generally be required to transport several massage rollers to a gym or studio in order to achieve such targeted self-massaging.

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